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Annual Reports of Member Champions ANNUAL REPORTS OF MEMBER CHAMPIONS CONTENTS MEMBER CHAMPION FOR THE ARMED FORCES MEMBER CHAMPION FOR EQUALITIES AND DIVERSITY MEMBER CHAMPION FOR THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT MEMBER CHAMPION FOR THE OVER 50’S MEMBER CHAMPION FOR THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR MEMBER CHAMPION FOR YOUNGER PERSONS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MEMBER CHAMPION FOR ARMED FORCES 2014/15 Flag Raising Ceremony & Armed Forces Day Parade Flag raising ceremony on 23 June 2014 On Monday, 23 June, I attended the ceremony at Havering Council to honour the contribution of servicemen and women by raising a flag outside the Town Hall. Armed Forces Day took place on Saturday 26th June 2014. A parade formed on South Street and marched from there to the Market Place. The parade featured veterans, cadets from the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and many volunteer groups such as the St John Ambulance. It was an enjoyable day and was very well supported by the public World War 1 Commemoration Events In my role as Armed Forces Champion, I have been involved with the WW1 Centenary events, alongside Councillor Wallace as Cabinet Member for Culture and Community. On Monday, 4 August 2014, a Multi-Faith Civic Service was held at St Edward’s Church Romford to mark the outbreak of the First World War. The service was led by Father Anderson and Rabbi Sunderland and was extremely well attended. Havering Council has organised a range of on-going events to commemorate the First World War. The Local Studies Library and Havering Museum hosted a joint exhibition which ran from August to November, exploring the impact of War in Havering. Staff in the Local Studies and Family History Centre are also posting an online diary which will run throughout the duration of the First World War. On Saturday, 25 April 2015 a special ANZAC Day memorial service was held at St Andrew’s Church in Hornchurch. The Mayor attended the service along with Councillors and guest of honour, Kenneth Ryan, the First Secretary of the New Zealand High Commission. Approximately 200 members of the public were also present. Following the service, wreaths were laid at the graves of four soldiers who served as part of the Maori troops. Unveiling of the Rainham War Memorial, following restoration work On 14th October 2014, I attended a service of re-dedication that took place at the Rainham War Memorial, following a programme of works to clean and restore the structure. The restoration work was part of a project in which Havering Council secured £86,000 from Veolia North Thames Trust for the Borough’s five main war memorials to be renovated. The Mayor and other dignitaries led the service of commemoration and a reception was held afterwards in Rainham Church Parish Hall. The Mayor speaking at the unveiling of the Rainham War Memorial Army Reserves Campaign The Borough has been working with 151 Transport Regiment based in Warley in order to boost recruitment to the Army Reserves. The recruitment drive included an advertising campaign on noticeboards, publicity in the Council’s “Living Magazine” and specially commissioned beermats which were distributed to all pubs in Havering. There will also be a stall at the Havering Show. A new regiment, the 71 signals, will be moving to the Territorial Army Centre in London Road in the near future, which it is hoped will raise the profile of Army reserves in the Borough. Armistice Day Parade and Service Remembrance Sunday services across the borough saw thousands of people come together to honour the nation’s servicemen and women. Services took place in Romford, Hornchurch, Elm Park, Upminster, Harold Hill, Harold Wood and Rainham. Councillor Linda Trew, Mayor of Havering, laid a wreath on behalf of all Councillors and staff at Romford’s War Memorial in Coronation Gardens. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHAMPION FOR EQUALITIES & DIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE MEMBER CHAMPION FOR EQUALITIES & DIVERSITY 2014/15 The Council’s E&D activities for the forthcoming year are set out in the Single Equality Scheme Action Plan and Service Plans. These activities are monitored throughout the year by the Corporate Diversity Management Group (CDMG) and Services. This report highlights the main achievements in 2014-15. Objective 1. Understanding the needs of Havering’s diverse communities A Corporate Data Warehouse is being established, which is a central hub, providing access to various sources of data held within the Council’s databases and systems. There are three aspects to the Data Warehouse, a single property view (now available), a single customer view (incorporating data relating to the protected characteristics) and a single business view. This will enable the Council to better understand the make-up of Havering’s diverse communities and to better plan and deliver services to meet the needs of our residents. The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) helps decision-makers to make informed decisions about healthcare and social services provision in Havering, ensuring that residents’ needs are addressed. To both inform and drive public health, healthcare and social care commissioning, further needs assessments were completed for drug and alcohol, sexual health and pharmaceutical services. An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) was undertaken to inform the tender for a new drug and alcohol service to address the changing local needs identified in the JSNA. No negative impacts were found for any of the protected characteristics, and analysis of users previously in treatment compared to the local population reporting substance abuse, found the new service to have a positive impact for the characteristics previously identified through a review of “neglected populations”. These included women; affluent drinkers and drug users; ethnic minorities; and older and isolated people. The new service will emphasise the current thinking and approach found in the national drug and alcohol strategy, which focuses on the recovery of the individual substance misusers. Ethnic minority achievement ‘health checks’ were carried out in primary and secondary schools to highlight any inequalities and how they might be dealt with. These focused on gaps in attainment identified by Ofsted. Identified groups included gender, Special Educational Needs (SEN), first language and ethnicity. Training was also carried out in an online system which provides an interactive analysis of school and pupil performance data in terms of their achievements, attendance and behaviour, to help facilitate leaders in identifying achievement gaps and areas for improvement. The Council is committed to engaging local residents in its decision-making processes. For example, a three-month consultation was carried out on budget saving proposals to inform the 2015-16 budget approved by Cabinet and full Council in February 2014; and an inclusive consultation task and finish group reviewed the Consultation Policy and Toolkit and made recommendations for improvement which are being implemented. Objective 2. Improving the life chances for all, particularly for the most vulnerable Supporting families of children with SENs was a priority for our Learning and Achievement service. The service is addressing children’s SENs in local mainstream provision by: o Supporting schools in making provision for a range of needs, including but not limited to visual impairment, hearing impairment and language difficulties. o Developing a robust identification assessment and reviewing the processes in relation to the SENs of children and young people and the support they require to achieve positive outcomes. o Providing information, advice and guidance for families through our independent Parents in Partnership Service (PiPS) and the Havering Local Offer. o Promoting consultation and co-production with families of children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities (SEND) in order to shape services. o Seeking to commission services jointly with health commissioners, so that appropriate provision for children and young people with SEN are planned and delivered effectively and efficiently. The national exemplification of the PiPS standards were once again met. These standards incorporate strict guidelines on giving advice, being at arm’s length and providing confidential evidence. A number of corporate groups were established to strengthen partnership working, in order to meet the challenges of the implementation of Universal Credit and Digital Inclusion. In addition, partnership working was developed with external agencies such as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), to prepare for the rollout of Universal Credit in February 2016, and the Mary Ward Legal Centre, who offer free independent and confidential debt advice to Council tenants. The three-year Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy and action plan was approved. This covers key areas affecting women in the borough in line with the mayoral VAWG priorities. The Sports Development team, in partnership with the School Sports Collective, organised a number of events to get people active. Specific events were tailored for disabled children and young people. Events included primary and secondary Panathlon and Boccia Competitions, Disability Swimming Gala, Disability Athletics Competition and Adaptive Indoor Rowing Competition. These were supported by Young Leaders who volunteered their time and learned new skills. The 'Inclusive and Active' Steering Group , involving SLM, YMCA, School Sport Collective and Havering Sports Council undertook an audit of sports provision for disabled people leading to a Para sport week in June 2014 and the production of a Para sport directory. The School Sports Collective also supports schools to develop disability sports clubs and disability sport is becoming more embedded in school PE programmes. For example, there is now a Disability Multi Sport Club at Redden Court School, a Boccia Club at Cockhouse Primary School, and Blind Football and Sitting Volleyball at the Royal Liberty School. Amy Marren,(aged 16), a sixth form student at the Campion School and Para swimming world and European record holder, trains with Romford Town Swimming Club. Amy now acts as a student champion for the School Sports Collective, providing an inspiring role model for disabled young people in the borough.
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